Film Studies Program

Saint Louis University’s interdisciplinary minor in film studies offers you an education
in the history and critical analysis of cinema, as well an opportunity to learn the
basics of media production.

This 18-hour program touches upon language, history, mass media, cultural studies
and performing arts and draws upon faculty with expertise in American studies, communication,
English, fine and performing arts, history, languages, and theology.

Students in SLU’s film studies program can begin a course of study as early as their
senior year of high school. If you minor in film studies at SLU, you’ll also have
the opportunity to study abroad on SLU’s campus in Madrid, Spain and complete an internship
in a professional production environment, such as HEC-TV, SLU's local video affiliate.

Why Study Film at SLU?

Minoring in film studies at SLU offers you solid knowledge of film history and the
analytical tools essential to creative thinking in the field. The program's unique
character helps you understand film as a uniquely modern art form with a powerful
impact across the spectrum of human culture.

We encourage you to develop an informed view of the image industries by offering an
interdisciplinary education that mirrors our multi-faceted, much-mediated, and multi-cultural
world. This knowledge, together with other forms of professional expertise, gives
you a decisive advantage in the global marketplace.

Kerrie Monahan (A&S '13)

Career opportunities for film studies minors include:

Fine and performing arts

Advertising

Internet marketing or website design

Continuing education in film or media studies, or law school, for those who seek to
specialize in entertainment law

Affiliated Programs

Among the advantages of studying film studies at SLU is our connection with the departments
across the University. Many courses are cross-listed with other disciplines within
the College of Arts and Sciences and our associated faculty bring expertise in literature, history and communication,
as well as film, theater, criticism and documentary filmmaking.

The program has a valuable connection to Saint Louis University’s Walter J. Ong,
S.J. Center for Digital Humanities and SLU-Madrid offers an excellent opportunity to enrich your appreciation of film with several
courses that work perfectly to fulfill both foundational and elective requirements
in the film studies program.

Upcoming Event

The Hudson Link Story Showing and Q&A with Director Sean PicaNoon-2 p.m., April 26

The Saint Louis University Prison Arts and Education Program and the Saint Louis University
Great Issues Committee will sponsor a showing of The Hudson Link Story and a question
and answer session with director Sean Pica April 26 from noon-2 p.m. in Busch Student
Center. The documentary tells the story of the Hudson Link for Higher Education in
Prison Program at the Sing Sing Correctional Facility.